Flytrap



June 18, 1929. c. A. JOHNSON FLYTRAP Filed June 25, 1928 INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS=&&MW

Patented June 18, 1929.

UNITED stares CHARLES A; aonivson, or mnntnrowiv, cntiroauie;

I FLYTRAP.

Application filed June 25,

form a trap, but can be placed in nested,

formation to facilitate packing when being shipped. I I I A further object of the invention is to provide a trap formed from pieces of foram inated material detachably held together and having entrances arranged in a manner to guide the insects in the trap as well as to provide the nesting feature of the pieces when arranged for shipping.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trap of the character set forth, that is extremely simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to assemble and is efi'icient in operation and service. I

This inventionralso consists in certain ,other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several.

parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrat-ed in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims. p

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which: i

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a trap forming the subject matter of the present in-.

vention and showing position. s

Figure 2 is afragmentary edge elevation of one of the pieces which make up the trap.

Figure 3 is a detail view of one of the securing rods.

Figure 4 is an edge elevation of the pieces which form the walls of a trap in nested position.

the same in assembled Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be noted thatmy trap is made up of six pieces of foraminated material and these pieces which are exactly alike are indicated by the reference numeral 1.

The pieces are, square and when secured together to provide a trap present the cube formation as shown in Figure 1. the pieces has arranged adjacent the corners thereof openings 2 disposed in groups of I threes as shown,but it will be obvious that any numberof openings may be provided. When the pieces are assembled in trap formation, the openings of the opposed pieces Each of 1928. Serial no. 287,907.

are arranged in registration and headed rods 3 are adapted to be disposed through some of the registeringopenings for securing the piecesin their assembled position through the medium of nuts 4: threadedly secured to said rods.

PATENT OFFICE.

Formed centrally in each piece is a conical recess 5 having an opening 6 arranged in the apex thereof, and these recesses and openings 6 provide entrances disposed on the six sides of the trap as suggested in Figure 1, when the pieces are assembled, but when the pieces are arranged as shown in Figure 4, the conicalrecesses provide for the nesting action of the respective pieces.

The recesses extend inwardly and thereby have a tendency toguide the insects toward the openings Gas will be apparent.

While I have shown rods for securing all of the pieces in assembled position, Ifwant it understood that only four of the sides;

may be secured through the medium of the rods and nuts therefor, asthe other sides may be secured in operative position by wire or other likefiexible material disposed through other of the openings 2. The trap- I u may be suspended from a suitable supporting means by having a flexible element sea cured in some of the openings.

The bait may besupportedin the trap in any well known manner and canine suspendedtherein from a wire orother means placed in the trap as desired.

From the above descriptionand disclosure of the drawings, ll'rWlll be obvious that I a plurality of pieces or sectionsforming the walls thereofwlien thesections are secured in assembled position, anddue to the novel" arrangement ot the entrances, the sect ons" can be nicely nestedfor shipment or storage.

of m invention will be readil Y a 3 iarent.

make changes in the construction'and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within 7 "the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: I v

1. An insect trap of the character described comprising a plurality of sections, said sections'being capable, of being nested 1n each other, each section being providediwith a conical recess formed'centrally, therein with have provided an insect trap that includes an opening at the apex of each recess, said sections being formed -,with openings adjacentthe cornersth'ereof, means for detacha-bly securing the sections in assembled position and being passed through some of said openings, and other of said openingsbeing adapted to receive means for suspendlngosald trap from a support.

2. A trap of the character described cornprising a plurality, of sections, each section being provided with a conicalshape recess arranged centrally thereof With'an opening 7 means for tions being formed with openings adjacent the'corners thereof, rods having threaded ends and adapted'to be passed through some i of. said openings, nuts forsaid rods for holddisposed at the apex of each recess, said sec- 

